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To: MtnClimber
"on an expedition to Cho Oyu which is a 14,000 meter peak"

I think you must mean 14,000 feet??? 14,000 meters is 46,000 feet.
 

11 posted on 05/08/2018 10:42:03 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (MAGA in the mornin', MAGA in the evenin', MAGA at suppertime . . .)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
"...I think you must mean 14,000 feet??? 14,000 meters is 46,000 feet...."

Maybe it just felt like 46,000 feet!

The highest I've climbed is 14,495 feet, Whitney. Did that one twice.

There is another mountain just to the north called Mt. Tyndall. While not as high as Whitney the trek is a lot longer and more difficult, so it gets a lot less traffic. Right next to it is another 14er, (Mt. Williamson) which is very convenient.

I tried to climb both on a solo attempt. Those were the mountains that broke me. Sudden hail, clogged water filter, nonstop bloody nose, and came very close to getting a direct lightning hit.

I finally had to go back home, defeated.

Never again did I attempt something on that scale, but I am glad I did that stuff when my body was hale and healthy.

cherish those memories.

17 posted on 05/09/2018 7:23:47 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Idiocracy is here, and it votes democrat.)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

I intended to write 8,000 meter peak. It is around 26,000 ft at the summit.


24 posted on 05/14/2018 9:40:17 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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